Farms outside of the Red River Valley and livestock operations outperformed Red River Valley farms and crop farms in 2014.

The 2016 North Dakota corn crop makes a great case for the upside of corn, as record yields resulted in profits that allowed many farms to plant another day.

Expect cattle and other livestock price volatility to continue until trade disputes are resolved.

Developing a crop marketing plan in this environment just got harder.

The pandemic caused major disruptions in the U.S. meat industry.

Overall, since 2021, pastureland values are up 51.5% statewide, while cash rental rates are up 18.6% over that same period of time.

NDSU Extension has released its 2025 short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota.

This year in most regions and for most crops the projected profitability is low or negative.

This represents the third year in a row where North Dakota cropland values have increased more than 10%.

From 2023 to 2024, statewide average pastureland values increased 6.63%\.